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Allowing Hunters To Shoot Bighorn Ewes Could Save Jackson Herd From Population Crash
Opening up Wyoming’s second-ever hunting season for bighorn sheep ewes might save the Jackson sheep herd from another population crash, Game and Fish says.
Mark HeinzMay 12, 2023
Wild Horse Advocates Sue BLM, Claim Red Desert Mustang Roundups Cruel, Costly To Taxpayers
Mustang roundups in Wyoming’s Red Desert are cruel, unnecessary and costly to taxpayers, horse advocates who are suing the Bureau of Land Management claim.
Mark HeinzMay 12, 2023
Wild Horse Advocates Sue BLM, Claim Red Desert Mustang Roundups Cruel, Costly To Taxpayers
Mustang roundups in Wyoming’s Red Desert are cruel, unnecessary and costly to taxpayers, horse advocates who are suing the Bureau of Land Management claim.
Mark HeinzMay 12, 2023
Micronuclear Reactors Could Be The Next Big Thing For Wyoming, And US, Industry
A company developing micronuclear reactors for industrial applications says Wyoming’s energy-friendly environment is a great place to do business.
May 11, 2023
University Of Wyoming Rodeo Coach Resigns Three Weeks Before College National Finals Rodeo
Beau Clark is resigning as the University of Wyoming rodeo coach comes less than a month from the College National Finals Rodeo.
Jake NicholsMay 11, 2023
Story, Wyoming, Residents Shaken By Community Of Digital Outsiders Taking Over Historic Wagon Box Inn
Residents of the tiny unincorporated town of Story, Wyoming, are worried an outside group of up to 300 people who will digitally purchase the historic Wagon Box Inn could forever change the community.
Renée JeanMay 11, 2023
Proposed EPA Rules Threaten Power Grid By Shutting Down Coal And Natural Gas Power Plants, Critics Say
The EPA released proposed rules Thursday that come down hard on carbon dioxide emissions from coal- and natural gas-fired power plants, which in turn threaten the stability of America’s power grid, say critics of the rules.
May 11, 2023
Wyoming Bear Hunter Who Accidentally Killed Grizzly Fined $10,000
A judge ordered a Cody hunter to pay $10,000 in restitution to Game and Fish for mistakenly instructing his teenage son to shoot a grizzly bear during a black bear hunt last spring.
Mark HeinzMay 11, 2023
End Of Trump-Era Border Rules An Immigration Nightmare, Say Lummis, Barrasso and Hageman
An influx of migrants is expected at the U.S. southern border with Mexico as President Joe Biden is lifting a Trump-era restriction on immigration. Wyoming's delegation predicts lifting the rules will create an immigration nightmare for Wyoming and the U.S.
Leo WolfsonMay 11, 2023
South Dakota Fugitive Carjacks Man At Gunpoint Near Gillette, Deputy Hospitalized After High-Speed Chase
Campbell County Sheriff's deputies and Gillette police officers chased, spiked, surrounded, ambushed and fought with a South Dakota man brandishing a gun during a high-speed chase outside of Gillette on Wednesday.
Clair McFarlandMay 11, 2023
Letter To The Editor: Lessons From Merv And Paul
Dear editor: The Second Amendment and Thoughts and Prayers don’t seem to be working. At least not for the children, women and men gunned down in schools, churches, shopping malls, grocery stores, hospitals and the list goes on and on and on.
Brian OlsonMay 11, 2023
Gillette Divided As City Considers Discrimination Ordinance
A proposed ordinance targeting discrimination in Gillette has divided the northeast Wyoming community, as well as its City Council, which narrowly passed its first reading 4-3.
Leo WolfsonMay 11, 2023
California Cops To Drive Teslas, But Wyoming Not Yet Ready For Full EV Law Enforcement Agencies
A California police department is leasing 20 Teslas for $2.5 million. While some Wyoming agencies are adding EVs, the Cowboy State’s not ready for full EV law enforcement.
May 10, 2023
Busting Child Pornographers And Sex Traffickers In Wyoming A Never-Ending Battle
Agents with Wyoming's Internet Crimes Against Children task force face an uphill battle against evil every day. At a conference last week in Casper, they discussed the case of a 33-year-old Natrona County resident who was creating child pornography with a 9-month-old baby at the direction of an Illinois man.
Jen KocherMay 10, 2023
1,500 Big Game Carcasses At Sublette County Landfill Could Be Just The Beginning Of Gruesome Winterkill Tally
The La Barge-Big Piney area is just one region of Wyoming that is finally seeing the full scope of this year’s big game winterkill. Roughly 1,500 carcasses were recently taken to the Sublette County landfill, and there's still many more to come
Mark HeinzMay 10, 2023
FDA Approval Of Gene-Edited Pigs Could Lead To Healthier And Tastier Livestock, Scientists Claim
A meat scientist at the University of Wyoming said there is a widespread misperception that gene-edited foods cause diseases and the modification of their genes can be passed on like a pathogen. To the contrary, he said the animals will be healthier and taste better.
May 10, 2023
School Board Votes To Keep Controversial Meth And Sex Books In Casper High Schools
The Natrona County School Board voted to keep "Crank" and its sequels in the high school libraries, despite critics' claims the books glamorize meth use and teen sex.
Clair McFarlandMay 10, 2023
‘People Suck’: Laramie Woman Says Karma Will Catch Up With Whoever Stole Her Garden Gnome
When Laramie resident Melissa Desiervo vented on Facebook about someone stealing Mr. Gnome, her garden ornament, she didn’t expect a flood of support — or a new gnome.
Greg JohnsonMay 10, 2023
Wyoming Sheep Rancher Says Coyotes Guard His Flock, As Does Eagle-Stomping Ewe
A Riverton, Wyoming, sheep rancher said he stopped randomly shooting coyotes after some of them became “guard coyotes” for his sheep herd, which included an eagle-stomping ewe.
Mark HeinzMay 10, 2023
Cheyenne Teens — Ages 17 And 16 — Charged As Adults In Drive-By That Killed 15-Year-Old Girl
The Cheyenne teens suspected in drive-by that killed a 15-year-old girl were charged as adults on Wednesday morning and now could face life in prison if convicted on first-degree murder charges.
Clair McFarlandMay 10, 2023
Wyoming GOP Targets Democrat State Rep. Karlee Provenza In 2024; She Says Bring It On
State Rep. Karlee Provenza, D-Laramie, is using a Wyoming Republican Party resolution seeking to remove her from office to springboard her 2024 reelection campaign, saying the GOP pushback is “all fine with me.”
Leo WolfsonMay 10, 2023
WYDOT Battles Record Snow With New Rig That Chews Through 5,000 Tons Of Snow An Hour
The Wyoming Department of Transportation has unveiled its newest piece of snow-fighting machinery — a Larue T80 rotary snowblower that cuts through snow like butter, clearing as much as 5,000 tons of snow an hour.
Wendy CorrMay 10, 2023
Teen Boys, 17 And 16, Arrested In 15-Year-Old Cheyenne Girl's Death
Cheyenne police on Tuesday arrested two teenage boys on suspicion of murder for what authorities believe was a drive-by shooting that killed a 15-year-old girl in a Cheyenne park last week.
Clair McFarlandMay 10, 2023
Jackson Democrat Mike Yin Was A Blue Dot In a Sea Of Red At State GOP Meeting
If there was one person at the Wyoming Republican Party’s quarterly Central Committee meeting Saturday who may have seemed out of place, it was Jackson Democrat state Rep. Mike Yin.
Leo WolfsonMay 10, 2023